Playing with Dad

The chances of Elly throwing up in this position are much higher than toast landing butter-side down. The nice fluffy rug will not be the only victim...

Happy Easter

Someone likes spaghetti

They're my feet!

Ye Old Operating Theatre

Down a little lane behind London Bridge train station is a little known attraction; an old operating theatre from the early 19th century - build into a church roof.

These were the days before anaesthetic or even the concept of antiseptic. This is the sort of surgery you only took if you were going to die anyway. As a result the doctors needed to be skilled in the speed of their surgery - to get it over with as quick as possible.

That box on the floor is full of sawdust to soak up blood. The floor is actually a false floor, stuffed with more sawdust to prevent the blood seeping into the church below.  Would certainly liven up holy communion...

I'm sure it wasn't a pleasant place at the time, but it laid the groundwork for medicine today.  So I guess we have to be thankful.  (Bridie was especially thankful after looking through the metal instruments used for assisting childbirth)